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IEsearchhelp.exe

IEsearchhelp

OPEN.co., ltd

The application IEsearchhelp.exe by OPEN.co., ltd has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address 185.14.211.130.bc.googleusercontent.com on port 443.
Publisher:
OPN  (signed by OPEN.co., ltd)

Product:
IEsearchhelp

Description:
IEsearchhelp EXE

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
da795039f4fab006e0735c4bfbd7d9a1

SHA-1:
f4854fb262dc0b5190144d0e1734237022e7c99f

SHA-256:
b269a762cbf0ef0bc09b82927370ced74898ab1ae351e72c41d7068ca967ad34

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:16:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OPENco (M)
15.12.15.15

File size:
1.9 MB (2,038,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
OPN All rights reserved.

Original file name:
IEsearchhelp.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\iesearchhelp\iesearchhelp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OPEN.co., ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/24/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="OPEN.co., ltd", O="OPEN.co., ltd", L="Gangnam-gu,", S=Seoul, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
548AAD77F8523322625F42520037EA48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 11:37:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:sDHo6JO0mWiqFqxtiAXRFiBFmj4t60cGU5jBs88qm7sAs2PGfEy1:sDDWqFAtVXRFiBFmj4rcGU5jphm7sAsL

Entry address:
0x11D297

Entry point:
E8, 6C, 99, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 48, 63, 5A, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, F3, 99, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 89, 7D, F8, 89, 7D, F4, 89, 7D, FC, 3B, F7, 75, 13, E8, 92, 48, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 58, 9C, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 54, 53, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, A3, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 5D, 0C, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, DF, 75, 11, E8, 67, 48, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 2D, 9C, 00, 00, EB, 28, 8B, 43, 04, 8B, 0B, 3B, C7, 7F, 06, 7C, 13, 3B, CF, 72, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
6.4711

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,370,112 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-74-19-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.74.19.27:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 185.14.211.130.bc.googleusercontent.com  (130.211.14.185:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.31.29.54.IPYX-077437-ZYO.above.net  (94.31.29.54:80)

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